1993
Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States
Daniels T, Fish D, Levine J, Greco M, Eaton A, Padgett P, Lapointe D. Canine Exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi and Prevalence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on Deer as a Measure of Lyme Disease Risk in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1993, 30: 171-178. PMID: 8433324, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.1.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseEndemic areasHuman casesPublic health workersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCanine exposureHigh-risk countiesNonendemic areasHealth workersCanine seroprevalenceEtiologic agentDisease riskSurveillance programDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes damminiCanine serumRegression analysisLyme disease riskPrevalenceSame countyRiskSignificant positive linear relationshipSeroprevalenceImmunosorbent
1986
SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Apperson C, Fish D, Johnson R, Chappell W. SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1986, 22: 178-188. PMID: 3520030, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferiIndirect immunofluorescence testIxodes damminiDirect fluorescent antibodyTick-infested areasSerologic evidenceLeptospira infectionImmunofluorescence testEtiologic agentLyme diseaseInfected ticksSerum samplesAntibodiesI. scapularisFluorescent antibodyRabbit antibodiesI. dammini nymphsBurgdorferiAdultsSpirochetesAmericanum adultsAmblyomma americanum adultsWhite-tailed deerIxodid ticksTicks